Applications of total scanning fluorescence to exploration geochemistry

Proceedings of the Annual Offshore Technology Conference

Volumn 1983-May, Issue , 1983, Pages 393-400

  Brooks, J M ^a   Kennicutt, M C ^a   Barnard, L A ^a   Denoux, G J ^a   Carey, B D ^b  

^a Centre for Translational Cancer Research IBT Texas A and M HSC   (United States)

^b TENNECO INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; GEOCHEMISTRY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; FLUORESCENCE - APPLICATIONS;

CORRELATION STUDIES; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE TECHNIQUE; GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING; MATRIX OF INTENSITIES; SIMILARITY INDICES; SPECTROFLUOROMETERS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

CONTOUR PRESENTATION; EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY; INTENSITY VALUES; REGIONAL EVALUATIONS; SIMILARITY INDICES; TOTAL SCANNING FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0020898886     PISSN: 01603663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4043/4624-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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